Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

The emergence of observing systems such as acoustically-tracked floats in the deep ocean, and surface drifters navigating by satellite has seen renewed interest in Lagrangian fluid dynamics. Starting from the foundations of elementary kinematics and assuming some familiarity of Eulerian fluid dynamics, this 2006 book reviews the classical and new exact solutions of the Lagrangian framework, and then addresses the general solvability of the resulting general equations of motion. A unified account of turbulent diffusion and dispersion is offered, with applications among others to plankton patchiness in the ocean. Written at graduate level, the book provides the first detailed and comprehensive analytical development of the Lagrangian formulation of fluid dynamics, of interest not only to applied mathematicians but also oceanographers, meteorologists, mechanical engineers, astrophysicists and indeed all investigators of the dynamics of fluids.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-09
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Antal sidor:310
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521853101

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Mer om författaren

Andrew Bennett is Professor at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University.

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"...the first book devoted to providing a unified exposition of dynamics in the Lagrangian frame. The treatment is comprehensive, making the book valuable to all fluid dynamicists seeking to expand their backgrounds in the Lagrangian perspective..." --Russ Davis, Research Oceanographer; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. The Lagrangian Formulation: 1. Lagrangian kinematics; 2. Lagrangian statistics; 3. Lagrangian dynamics; 4. Coordinates; 5. Real fluids; Part II. Lagrangian Flows: 6. Some analytical Lagrangian solutions; 7. Waves, instabilities and vortices; 8. Viscous incompressible flow; 9. General solvability; Part III. Diffusion: 10. Absolute dispersion; 11. Relative dispersion; 12. Convective subranges, scalar variance spectrum; 13. Diffusion; Part IV. Lagrangian Data: 14. Observing systems; 15. Data analysis: the single particle; 16. Data analysis: particle clusters; References.